Quote Originally Posted by Cangooner View Post
David Mitchell addressed this very issue not too long ago...

I hadn't seen that before but it does make sense. By the way, if you mute the sound you can still tell he's English by looking at his teeth.

The point I was making is that in both usages 'could' or 'could not' care less, we all know they mean the same. That's what is strange, regardless of which makes more literal sense.